* Joe Mahr at the Tribune…
Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci has resigned his office amid an ongoing federal corruption probe, according to a news release from his suburb.
Ragucci submitted his resignation Friday, the same day the Tribune reported that he’d recently paid $30,000 from his campaign fund to a lawyer representing him.
The Tribune reported that he was among several elected officials and politically connected contractors embroiled in a federal investigation involving SafeSpeed LLC, a controversial company that operates lucrative red-light cameras at intersections in dozens of Chicago-area suburbs. […]
Earlier this month, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that the FBI seized $60,000 from a safe in Ragucci’s home in October, although the reason for the seizure was not disclosed.
* Daily Herald…
SafeSpeed is a focus of the ongoing federal investigation, with agents looking into whether company representatives landed deals through payoffs.
“That was all done legit,” Ragucci told the Sun-Times of the SafeSpeed contract. “We did everything legit and clean here.”
- NotRich - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:24 am:
Very sure this resignation is due to a CW in the Sandoval case
- Oswego Willy - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:32 am:
Pretty good news dump if resigning on Friday didn’t get play until days later.
If he’s indicted, we may finally get to know the name of this operation, and if it was part or offshoot of another investigation.
What I learned?
The deal wasn’t too legit… if he had to quit.
- DuPage Saint - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:34 am:
Relatively speaking it was legit
- Ok - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:39 am:
Did he get his money back from his safe?
- @misterjayem - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:46 am:
“Perhaps now inoperative”
– MrJM
- Wylie Coyote - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 9:56 am:
It’s all about safety…..
- Bruce (no not him) - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 10:28 am:
Nothing to see here. He just wants to spend more time with his family. /s
- Skeptic - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 10:30 am:
“That was all done legit,”
It was a perfect deal.
- Jocko - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 11:10 am:
Following up on OW, I think the feds are going “break it down” and the gooch will be saying “Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh oh-oh.”
- AA - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 2:46 pm:
Wow, as a resident of Oakbrook Terrace, just learned about this earlier today.
- Rabid - Tuesday, Jan 21, 20 @ 4:50 pm:
Not to legit to quit